Fabaceae FAMILY

Tetraberlinia polyphylla

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Tetraberlinia polyphylla is a tree that can grow from 10 - 30 metres tall, occasionally to 40 metres. The straight, fairly cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 20 metres, up to 70cm or more in diameter, sometimes with small feet at the base[ 896 Title Monopetalanthus exit. A systematic study of Aphanocalyx, Bikinia, Icuria, Michelsonia and Tetraberlinia Publication Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 99-4 Author Wieringa J.J. Publisher Wageningen University; Holland Year 1999 ISBN 90-5808-121-4 Description A university thesis, it is a revision of the genus Monopetalanthus and related genera with a very good description of the species, including known uses. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - Equatorial Guinea, Gabon. Congo.

HabitatEvergreen rain-forest in areas not subject to inundation, and in riverine forest with seasonal inundations; not typically gregarious; at elevations up to 250 metres[ 896 Title Monopetalanthus exit. A systematic study of Aphanocalyx, Bikinia, Icuria, Michelsonia and Tetraberlinia Publication Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 99-4 Author Wieringa J.J. Publisher Wageningen University; Holland Year 1999 ISBN 90-5808-121-4 Description A university thesis, it is a revision of the genus Monopetalanthus and related genera with a very good description of the species, including known uses. ].